너페
Korean
Etymology
From Manchu ᠯᡝᡶᡠ (lefu, “bear”). The initial consonant changes because Korean did not permit initial ㄹ (r-).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nʌ̹pʰe̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [너페]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | neope |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neope |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nŏp'e |
| Yale Romanization? | nephey |
Noun
너페 • (neope)
- (ginseng-harvesters' cant of Pyongan, Hamgyong) bear (animal)
- Synonym: 곰 (gom)